The Kolkata airport had acquired two hoax bomb threats in April.
Kolkata:
A passing comment by a passenger led to a bomb scare on the Kolkata airport on Friday, delaying a flight to Pune by just a few hours, an official stated.
The incident occurred round 12 pm when the check-in course of was on for the Kolkata to Pune by way of Bhubaneswar flight of a non-public airline, he stated.
A passenger displeased with safety personnel completely checking his bag had remarked, “Is there a bomb in there?” an Airports Authority of India (AAI) spokesperson stated.
This led to the scare, following which the safety personnel carried out an intensive search throughout all passenger baggage and the plane after emptying it as some passengers had already boarded, he stated.
After going by all crucial safety protocols nothing was discovered, he added.
The passenger’s comment was the basis of what occurred, the spokesperson stated, noting that the plane lastly took off for its vacation spot at 5.30 pm.
The Kolkata airport had acquired two hoax bomb threats in April.
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